Thrifty News Digest February 20, 2012

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our email newsletter or our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! More mortgage holders in serious arrears but repossessions down MORE than 70,000 mortgages in Ireland are now in arrears, latest figures reveal. Our banks are broken on almost every level I was...

Thrifty News Digest February 16, 2012

Lifeline to families trapped in negative equity nightmare HOMEOWNERS in negative equity have been given a lifeline after two banks were cleared to offer them new mortgages. All homes to pay for water use by 2015 THE Government has promised to draw up a detailed plan for installing water meters in homes...

Thrifty News Digest February 13, 2012

Plan ahead to make your great escape WITH Ireland’s economic- growth forecast axed in half and eurozone mayhem raging on, things are not exactly looking peachy for the jobs market. Where has all the old money gone? Irish consumers who are strapped for cash might want to look behind sofas and rifle...

Thrifty News Digest February 9, 2012

Number of homes for rent falls THERE has been a sharp fall in the number of properties for rent, despite excessive building during the boom. Public servants’ €600m lump sum to fuel savings boom THERE has been a surge in the number of people saving in banks and credit unions. Insurance levy to...

Thrifty News Digest February 6, 2012

VHI hikes prices again as 6,000 ditch health cover every month FAMILIES will end up paying out an extra €600 a year for health insurance after the VHI announced another hike. Banks tighten loan terms amid property-price fears BANKS are making it harder for people to get mortgages because they...

Thrifty News Digest February 2, 2012

Cash buyers snap up bargain properties in key spots nationwide CASH buyers are snapping up bargain properties that would not have been affordable during the boom. Householders now less gloomy about finances CONSUMERS started the year by being less gloomy about their...